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Divorce Introduction
Void Marriages
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| [ Publication date Jan 01, 2001 ] |
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If any of the following situations exist, then the marriage is considered void at law i.e. no legal marriage has ever taken place:- Either party is under the age of 18 years old and is married without the Minister's special permission;
- Spouses are closely related (such relationships are set out in the Women's Charter) and the Minister's permission has not been obtained;
- A marriage is celebrated outside Singapore fails to comply with the law of that country;
- Either party is already married;
- The person who solemnized the marriage does not have the authority or valid license to do so;
- The parties are of the same sex as stated in their respective documents of identity. Undergoing a sex-change operation does not have the effect in law of altering a person's sex.
A child of a void marriage born on or after 2nd May 1975 shall be deemed to be legitimate child of his/her parents if at the date of the marriage, both or either parents reasonably believed that the marriage was valid. So he/she inherits his/her parents' assets if they die intestate (without a will). |
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